For this script I created two custom properties 1. Target Removal Date and 2. Owner Contact Info that will be populated with data that the script will consume to generate an email notification that the VM has reach expiration.

# This script was written for VMM 2012 RC

#This script will gather data from 2 custom attributes that have been created called Target Removal date and Owner Contact Information

#Once the data is gathered the date will be compared to the preset values of  +5 days and today. If any of  the dates match #an email notification will be sent to the information listed in the owner contact information notifing them that thier VM will be removed.

import-module virtualmachinemanager

# Get the VMM server.

$VMMServer = Get-SCVMMServer -ComputerName “YourVMMServerName”

#Sets the email server information $EmailServer = “YourEmailRelay”

$allVM=get-vm

# Get the e-mail address of the Self-Service Administrator.   $SSAdmin = $VMMServer.SelfServiceContactEmail

# Calculate expiration dates at today plus 5 days, today, yesterday, and 30 days ago.

# We will compare these dates to the expiration date in the custom 1 property   # of the virtual machines.

$Expiry1 = (Get-Date).AddDays(+5)

$Expiry2 = Get-Date

$Expiry3 = (Get-Date).AddDays(-1)

$Expiry4 = (Get-Date).AddDays(-30)

#Get value of custom property Owners Contact Info and target removal date, you may have different attributes

$PropDate = (Get-SCCustomProperty -Name “target removal date”)

$propcontact = (Get-SCCustomProperty -name “Owner Contract Info”)

foreach ($VM in $allVM) {

$DValue = get-sccustompropertyvalue -inputobject $VM -customproperty $propdate  $contact= get-sccustompropertyvalue -inputobject $VM -customproperty $propContact

if ($Dvalue -ne $null)   {

#write-host $vm.name,$dvalue.value,$contact.value

}

# If the expiration date is 5 days from now, send the owner an e-mail.

If ($dvalue.value -eq $Expiry1.ToShortDateString())

{

#Write-Host $VM.Name “will expire in 5 days”

Send-MailMessage -To $Email -From $SSAdmin -Subject “Your virtual machine will expire in 5 days” -Body “Your virtual machine will expire today. “  -SmtpServer “$EmailServer”

}

ElseIf($dvalue.value -eq $Expiry2.ToShortDateString())

{

#Write-Host $VM.Name “will expire in today”

Send-MailMessage -To $contact.value -From $SSAdmin -Subject “Your virtual machine  will expire today” -Body “Your virtual machine  will expire today. -SmtpServer “$EmailServer”

}

}

Get-MailboxDatabase -Status | fl name,databasesizes

Name         : DB001

DatabaseSize : 141.8 GB (152,220,270,592 bytes)

 Name         : DB002

DatabaseSize : 98.17 GB (105,412,362,240 bytes)

When I first starting working with EMS in early beta I faught it until I realized how easy it can be to perform tasks.

Since I have been collecting scripts that other have written I thought it would be a good idea to post them and help other. Also if you have good scipts let me know.
Below is a link to one of the Exchange powershell gurus that I had a privledge to meet.
http://www.viveksharma.com/techlog/category/powershell/

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How to get the size of your Exchange databases -
**provided by Naray Palaniappan**
param( [string] $server = $env:computername
)
foreach ($db in get-mailboxdatabase -server $server) {
$dbPath = $db.EdbFilePath -replace “//”,”//” # for use in the WMI filter $dbSize = (get-wmiobject cim_logicalfile -computer $server -filter “name=’$dbPath’” -property filesize).filesize

$retObj = new-object psobject $retObj add-member noteproperty -name “Server” -value $db.Server
$retObj add-member noteproperty -name “Name” -value $db.Identity
$retObj add-member noteproperty -name “Size (MB)” -value (“{0:n1}” -f ($dbSize/1MB))
$retObj
}

copy the text notepad and save to .ps1
Lets run this and see the outpout;

I have created a folder called scripts on my drive D:\scripts

Unlike VB scripts you cannot double click to launch the script.

1. Open EMS
2. Change directory to the ps1 files
*not we do not have to be in the directory to call the script*
3. Lets just try to launch the script by typing its name

notice we recieve an error, to call the script we must use “./”filename
4) ./databasesize.ps1
 
Lets view the output:

As we see this only call the local machine information we can use the -server switch to call any server
5) ./datbasesize.ps1 -server XXX